It's an awkward one i'm finding cause I actually used to have a part time job so perfect cover up but don't now so as i'm qualified in Hairdressing I've just told everyone I work in a salon in the next nearest city. That way I know no one is going to be in that city and said salon, unlikely anyway. X

I say I'm a personal virtual assistant working from home. I have a level 2 beauty therapy qualification but I don't use it as I don't want friends asking for treatments that I'm not really doing!

I have a part time job so that's a good cover up I always have money without fail an some times people get suspicious as to why I always have money because I'm a single mum an people no my little ones dad doesn't pay ... So everyone's like how do you always have money 

I am a professional by day so that's not an issue but I have to keep it a secret from my son.

I tell him that I work part time for a detective agency as a 'honey-trap' and go to meet men who are suspected of cheating on their wives to try to catch them out. I also told him I am also required to dress up.

There are several elements of truth in my story!! 

( I was at one point asked if I wanted to do this type of work, which is how I got the idea!!)

I tell people that I temp.  This explains why my working hours are all over the place.
Since I do outcalls only, I dress casually and tie my hair up in a messy bun when leaving home and get changed into a nice dress and heels, and take my hair down and spray some perfume in the car when I'm about to go into the booking.
I think if I started to flash the cash, people would start asking questions and it would be a matter of time before I was exposed.  So I wear expensive clothes to bookings and regular (sometimes very cheap) clothes to the gym and in my civilian life.  It's best not to discuss your finances with anyone, not even a close circle of friends, only you and your accountant/the tax man need to know those details!

People have been wondering where am I going all dressed up at eleven o clock at night, I tell them a friend needs picking up, explains why I am on,y out an hour or. Two.

Slightly different situation, but I am telling my new uni classmates that I am living off inheritance. I also have a legit work at home job of which I exaggerate the earnings. Oh, and my mum thinks I have an extra curriculum teaching job.
I really hate lying though, always super paranoid. Although being truthful is a risk too.